WM2M: Electronic Tracefinder

The Electronic Tracefinder (E.T.) is a sweater that helps pedestrians navigate in foreign cities. The idea and technical setup is similar to that of the Navigation Hat, but implemented in a different shape. The hood carries a small compass module to determine the steering direction of the wearer. A micro controller patch in the back lining with a bluetooth module is connected to a mobile phone. The phone is used to set a destination where the wearer would like to go. Eight vibration motors around the neck and chest, one for right, left, front and back, and in between, give feedback if the wearer reaches a crossroads. If she should turn left, the left vibration motor will be activated.
In the center front of the sweater, there is a tricolor LED that can be used to give simple feedback to the wearer if she takes the wrong direction. Two pockets at the front also serve as switches. If the pocket flap is on top of the pocket, the switch is open and the navigation is turned on. If the pocket flap is inside the pocket, the switch is closed and the navigation is interrupted.
The sweater can also be opened up on the seams under the arms and on the sides of the body and be used as a picknick blanket, once the destination has been reached.